Fastener for awnings



June 17, 1930. H. B. cs'RlNr-:R

FASTENER FOR AWNINGS File@ May 3. 1928 n Y y l NVENTOR.

f /L//SV/Wy 15; R/NER BY Y Q jx V y l r ATTORNEYS. J

.UNITED STA Patented 'Jung 17, 193e 'ras- PATE NATI OFFICE My inventionrelates to 'a new and useful fastener for securing awnings, curtains`and Ythe like. AIt has been the practice heretofore to em- 6 ploy ascrew or screwl eye adapted to pass through eyelets-or grommets in theupper hem of the awning and to be driven into the frame work of a windowor porch, sa1d eye,

screw or the like to be lunscrewed from the .10 wooden frame work whenit was desired to take the awning down. In addition to consumingconsiderable time and effort 1n screwing and unscr'ewing the largenumber` of fastening devices employed in putting up or taking down theawnings, this practice further resulted in considerabley damage to thewooden frame Work on which the awnings are supported, since, as is wellknown, "a screw or the like is liable to cease to hold after it has beendriven once or twice at the same point or into the same hole, thusrenderingit necessary to plug the old holes made by'previous driving ofthe screw, or the driving of the screw into lthe wooden frame work atadierent-point, with obvious disadvantages.` Furthermore, under thispractice it was necessary to collect and carefully preserve the largenumber of screws or screw eyes employed from season to season, or else i'so supporting the same at a minimumv cost, in a` a ,fresh-supply had tobe-purchased, all of which was both-expensive and inconvenient.

"It 1s the object of my invention to provide a fastener for securingawnings, curtains and -the like which overcomes all of the abovedisadvantages and whereby awnings can be fastened or detached from theframe work minimum time and with minimum effort.

Other objects of my invention will be more apparent from the followingdescription and i the annexed drawings.

Tothe above ends my, invention consists of v a. single, inte al a ngularfastening device comprising a ody portion and two resilient the latterbeing adapted to be snapped on to and to engage the stem of apermanently inserted screw or screw eye, over the hem of an awning tohold the latter prongs or arms,

' in Iglace upon said stem.

y invention furtherv consists of various results,

other novel features of construction and ad-V vantage, hereinafterdescribed and claimed.`

For the purpose of illustrating my invention I have shown in theaccompanying drawings one form thereof which is at present preferred byme, since the same has been found in'practlce to give satisfactory andreliable although it is to be understood that the variousinstrumentalities of which my invention consists can be variouslyarranged and organized and that my invention-is not limited to theprecise arrangement and organization of the instrumentalities as vhereinshown and described.

In the accompanying drawings. 4Figure 1, represents a perspective viewshowing my novel awning fastenerl in use, and a portion 'of an awning towhich the vsaine is applicable.

Figure 2, represents on an enlarged scale a perspective view of my novelfastener detached.

Figure, represents afront elevation of Figure 2. Y

Figure 4, represents on an enlarged scale a section on line 4-4, Figure1 i Figure 5,'represents a perspectiveview of. a modified ,form offastener embodying my invention. 1- v l Referring to the drawings, inwhich likev reference characters indicate like parts, 1 designates afastener embodying myv invention', comprising a sheet metalbody portion2, which is preferably round or of other contour, and is provided withthe integral arms or limbs 3 and 4, which are preferably deflectedupwardly at a right angle to said body portion. The spring arms or limbsmay have their ends rounded as at 5 so as yto form the throat 6 whichmerges at its lower end into the enlarged opening 7, which merges intothe slot 9, a portion of which is between the lower portion of thevertical limbs 3 and 4, from which said slot extends into the eye 8 inthe body 2. f

By the above construction, a light and eiiicient fastener is produced,which can be manually grasped and manipulated by the body 2 as a handleand as the walls of the throat 6' are rounded above andbelow itsnarrowest portion, the device isreadilyapplied and removed. l v,

In using my novel fastener, the screws are driven, permanently into thewooden frame or jamb 11 to which it is desired to secure the awning, andthe metallic'. eyelet or grommet 12, usually provided on the hem 13 ofthe awning 28 is passed over the head .14 of the screw. The fastener 1is then grasped or manipulated by the body portion 2,'and the upperrounded edges of the-throat 6 of the^ resilient limbs 3 and 4 arepressed upwardly against the screw whereupon said limbs s?- arateslightly and the fastener slides into t position seen in Figures 1 and 4and the shank of the screw becomes seated in the rounded opening 7,which is too smallto nermit the heads 14 of said screws to passtherethrough, thus maintaining the awning in position. When it isdesired to remove the awning, it is merely necessary to pull thefastener 1 downwardly or in the reverse direction, to Egrmit the shankor stem'lof the screws 10 to disengaged from the rounded opening 7 andto pass'b the throat 6 whereupon the eyelet 12 on t e hem '13' of theawning 14 is slipped over or pulled outwardly from the hea 14 of thescrew 10. Y

The openings 8 and 9 inthe bod portion of my novel fastener provide ligtness of structure and afford` added resilienc to the limbs 3 and 4, aswill be apparent. c e foregoing structure may be easily and cheaply stamed or pressed out of sheet metal.

- In igure 5, I have shown a modified form of my invention, wherein Iillustrate the use of wire for making my novel fastener, in lieu t lofsheet metal or the like. In this construction, which is very light andinexpensive to make, the body portion is formed of the integral wireframe composed of the members 15, 16 and 17 whichl in conjunction withthe disposed to form the inwardl deected portions 18 form a substantialy rectangular frame or body serving as a handle whereby the device maybe manipulated. The portions 18 form a narrow slot 19 and then aredeflected outwardly 'to form the limbs 20 and 21 which form the roundedopening or 'seat 22 for the reception of the stern 10 o the 'fasteningscrew, the upper terminals of said arms 20 and 21 being deected inwardlytowards each other to form the throat 23 corresponding to the lthroat 6through which the stem 10 'of the fastening screw is adapted to bepassed in the manner above described. The extreme ends of the arms 20and 21 are bent or otherwise efyes 25, which present rounded edges orsur aces to facilitate the manipulation of the device, as already ex-`plained. y

This construction possesses extreme light ness and resiliency and isinexpensive te man-l ufacture.

By-my invention I thus eliminate the nemem cessity of`unscrewing orremoving the fastening screws from the frame or jamb 11, when the awningis takendown and replacin them when the awning is again eliminating aVgreat deal of aber heretofore necessary and eliminatin alldama e to thewood workI which woul nri y result by repeated Mdrivingof-screws or thelike thereinto. j t

' Furthermore, when an awnin lhas been removed, the fastening devices omy lnovel invention can be instantly'snapped back into position on thefastening screws to remain there readyfor use in the succeeding season.

It will thus .be apparent that I ave de` vised a novel awning fastener,which is highly eicient in use, and which effects great economy in time,labor and material, since 'the Isame can be manufactured by la singlestamping or punching operation, andsince it can be applied or removed bysingleA movement in one direction- While `I have described my novelfastener as applied to securin an awning in place, it is to beunderstood t at the same is ually applicable withslight or no variation,o the fastening of curtains, and the like, and wherever it is desired tosecure an object temporarily and detachably to a ermanent suportl,lalong the general lines ereinabove set ort I am aware that the inventionma be embodied in-other speciicfforms wit out /departing from the spiritor essential attributes thereo .and I therefore desire the presentembodiment tobe considered in all respects as illustrative and notrestrictive, reference ut up, t ereby A being had to the appended claimsrather than I claim as new and desire to secure by Let-A ters Patent, is

1. In a device of the character stated, an f elongated rigid frame-work,a fastening er extended laterally from said framework, a sheet having aneyelet therein engaging said member, .arhorizontal bod portion having aneye therein, and a pair o resilient limbs vertically extended therefrom,there being a throat formed betw'een the inner edges of said verticallyextended limbs for engaging said fastenmg member, which limbsl parallelsaid frame-work and abut against said sheet, said throat merging into anupper wider opening positioned intermediate the central portions of saidlimbs to provide li htness of structure and resilienc of said lim s,said throat communicating wit said e e in said horizontal body rtionthroug a slot formed partly in sai limbs a new article of manufacture, aone- 1I piece fastener comprising a flat body por` tion and a, pair ofHet arms integral with and at Aen angle to said body portion there beingan enlarged opening in said body poion, a.v second enlarged openingformed in the `central portion of said arms and a narrow slot at thejunction of said arms with said bod interconnecting seid en lareedvopenings an the free ends of said arms ing diver d to 10, form a taering throat portion leading to said secon enlarged o emngl.3

f HARY GRINER.

